2018 Academy Awards – Foreign Language Films - Part 2
This year a record 92 countries entered films in the foreign language category of the Academy Awards. As I mentioned in Part One, I saw 89 of these films. The nominees themselves are certainly of interest and my opinions of each follow. So many of the films that did not make the final cut of five nominees were excellent films and worth seeing that it is frustrating to see them pass by without more recognition. I would like to call attention to at least some of the most noteworthy non-nominees.
The 5 Nominees
- Chile—A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica)
- Hungary—On Body and Soul (Teströl és lélekröl)
- Lebanon—The Insult (L’insulte)
- Russia—Loveless (Nelyubov)
- Sweden—The Square
13 Notable Non-Nominees
- Bulgaria—Glory (Slava)
- Cambodia—First They Killed My Father
- Colombia—Guilty Men (Pariente)
- Germany—In the Fade (Aus dem Nichts)
- Greece—Amerika Square (Plateia Amerikis)
- India—Newton
- Iraq—Reseba: The Dark Wind (Reseaba)
- Palestine—Wajib (Duty)
- Paraguay—The Gold Seekers (Los Buscadores)
- Slovakia—The Line (Ciara)
- Slovenia—The Miner (Rudar)
- Switzerland—The Divine Order (Die göttliche Ordnung)
- Turkey—Ayla: The Daughter of War (Ayla)